BTS CSR Activities – Q2 Update Stefan Hellberg May 2015 Copyright © 2015 BTS Corporate Social Responsibility Summary Sustainability -Rain Forest Trust – acquiring tropical rain forest -Probono work – saving Orangutangs in Borneo One on One Ambition -Hand in Hand – Citizen Center for women entrepreneurs -Sparkassenstiftung – Orange Juice Shop for entrepreneurs developing a business – Savings and the Life Cycle for students and families NEW! (From Fall 2015 1-2 Pro Bono TTT opportunities with Sparkassenstiftung) Developing Villages -Hand in Hand village in India -Community development in South Africa Charitable Contributions - Catastrophe donation Nepal - Multiple local support projects Copyright © 2015 BTS | 1 Sustainability Copyright © 2015 BTS | 2 BTS Partners with Rainforest Trust Rainforests are one of the largest carbon sinks on the planet and they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Partnering with Rainforest Trust, BTS is assisting in establishing the Las Tangaras Nature Reserve in Colombia, one of the most vital rainforest sites on earth and home to a high concentration of biodiversity. In addition to safeguarding the habitat and exotic species, the Las Tangaras Nature Reserve will also protect the watershed of the Rio Atrato—the region’s most important river—which serves as a vital economic resource for tens of thousands of inhabitants living in poor rural communities. Each year, BTS’s generous donation enables the organization to purchase and protect an additional 100 acres of threatened tropical rainforest in the region. Dr. Paul Salaman, Director of Conservation at Rainforest Trust-US reflected, “Our partnership with BTS has been vital in achieving the goal of building one of the most vitally-needed rainforest corridors and protected areas for wildlife in South America.” Copyright © 2015 BTS | 3 Helping Save Endangered Orangutangs From Office to Jungle: An Individual Employee's Effort Leaving the Helsinki office behind for a few weeks, BTS leader, Tony Enholm traveled to Borneo to help save endangered orangutans. Winning the Employee of the Year award in BTS Northern Europe, Tony was rewarded with a volunteer trip. "The timing could not have been better. I had long thought about getting involved in a charity," he reflected. Participating in a project run by a local volunteer organization as Northern Europe Employee of the Year well as the World Wildlife Foundation in Malaysia, . 2 weeks probono working in any transition or to support the reverse the rapid deforestation in developing country in the world the region. As timber sales increase and demand . Where: So far four consultants have been for palm oil grows, the local rainforest and awarded supporting Tanzania, Nepal, New Zeeland, and Borneo. diverse fauna are threatened. What: Education, construction work, assisting in the local hospital Copyright © 2015 BTS | 4 Social Responsibility Copyright © 2015 BTS | 5 Our One-for-One Ambition For every participant we educate at BTS for our clients, we offer a person in a transition or developing region a free training using our learning material. Sparkassenstiftung “We have performed 405 Micro Business Game Seminars and reached 8,657 participants in 12 countries as of end 2013. For 2014 we believe that we should have already reached around 9,500 – 10,000 participants.” Forecast 2015: 20,000. The program: Participants simulate an Orange Juice Shop to learn the business acumen around buying oranges, pressing them and selling glasses of juice. They acquire a small store and re-make it to a juice shop, recruit an employee and build the business. In June 2015 we piloted a new Savings Game aimed at students (!) and families (!) to develop an understanding for money during a person’s life cycle. We are designing an agreement with Sparassen to have BTSers helping out with TTT in developing countries. Copyright © 2015 BTS | 7 Hand-in-Hand In this program, women learn the economics around developing a citizen center that serves a village with different kinds of services: internet service, banking, astrology, telephone service, education, e-ticket, games, computer training. So far we have reached 1,200 women. Copyright © 2015 BTS | 8 Developing Villages: Women’s Entrepreneurship and Nutrition, Eliminating Child Labour Thenputhur, Vallam, Villupuram • ~1400 inhabitants • 2 hour drive from Chenai (Madras, region close to 60 million inhabitants) 1. Child labor elimination - education! 2. Health - women nutrition 3. Hygiene 4. Entrepreneurship 5. Infrastructure (environment) Copyright © 2015 BTS | 9 Copyright © 2015 BTS | 10 Community Offerings through Avocado Vision (our new colleagues in South Africa) These offerings are part of their business portfolio. Footprint - Financial literacy and other enabling life skills delivered in urban and rural communities countrywide. Innovative bottom-of-the-pyramid delivery methods include embedded trainers growing micro-enterprise training companies and delivering picture-based learning content in local languages. Pricing in this channel is very compelling, enabling corporate organisations to reach many more people for available budgets, thereby increasing impact and reach. Greenhouse - Practical and basic money-management and business decision-making skills delivered to micro enterprises in communities across South Africa. As with Footprint - innovative distribution models ensure empowerment, sustainability and effective delivery of solutions at the bottom of the pyramid. 57 000 people trained in 2014/15 Thousands Thousands of 1014 small Local school 32 000 51 000 of school construction businesses exec teams women unemployed children workers trained coached Copyright © 2015 BTS | 11 Charitable Contributions Copyright © 2015 BTS | 12 Q1 2015 Charitable Contribution Due to the recent news regarding the Nepal Earthquake, BTS US has decided to designate 'Save the Children: Nepal Earthquake Children's Relief Fund' as our Q1 2015 charity. Charities Alex’s Superhero Fund American Heart Association Chicago Cares Fairview Lake YMCA – Strong Kids Campaign Humanity First USA Japan Society, NYC Power Paws Pro Mujar International & Gaia Institute The Akilah Institute for Women The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society The Nicholas Colby Foundation Women’s Cancer Research Center Wonders & Worries World Camp, Inc. Copyright © 2015 BTS | 14 Corporate Social Responsibility Summary Sustainability -Rain Forest Trust – acquiring tropical rain forest -Pro Bono work – saving Orangutangs in Borneo One-for-One Ambition -Hand in Hand – Citizen Center for women entrepreneurs -Sparkassenstiftung – Orange Juice Shop for entrepreneurs developing a business – Savings and the Life Cycle for students and families - NEW! Developing Villages -Hand in Hand village in India -Community development in South Africa Charitable Contributions - Catastrophe donation Nepal - Multiple local support projects Copyright © 2015 BTS | 15 Contact Stefan Hellberg [email protected] www.bts.com Copyright © 2015 BTS | 16 .